by Tom Pelissero, USA TODAY Sports

by Tom Pelissero, USA TODAY Sports

The news came in a one-sentence media release from the Bills early Wednesday morning.

Manuel, 23, was the No. 16 overall pick out of Florida State. He appeared on track to win the job over Kevin Kolb early in the preseason before having surgery to deal with swelling in his left knee Aug. 17.

Then the Bills lost Kolb to a concussion, and Manuel made enough progress to return to practice Sunday and convince the team he's ready for Week 1.

The only other quarterback on the Bills' 53-man roster is undrafted rookie Jeff Tuel.